For nine extraordinary days, a kingdom lived with its dead king.Following the death of King Oyo of Tooro, his body returned to the heart of the kingdom, where grief, tradition, royal ritual and questions about the future converged around Karuziika Palace.Nine Days with the King takes the reader inside those final days of mourning: the waiting crowds, the vigils, the prayers, the royal household, the ancient customs and the deeply human moments surrounding a king wh...

A king is dead. His body has not yet been buried. And already a kingdom is asking what comes next.On 27 August 2026, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV - the monarch who had entered history at the age of three as the world's youngest reigning king—died at just thirty-four. For Tooro, the loss was immediate and immense. A mother had lost her son. Sisters had lost their brother. A kingdom had lost its Omukama. But mourning would not remain private for long....

At 2 a.m. on 12 September 1995, a three-year-old prince was awakened, prepared for an ancient royal ceremony and enthroned as King of Tooro. From that extraordinary night, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV carried the responsibilities of a historic African kingdom into the modern world.Based on original research and interviews with King Oyo, Queen Mother Best Kemigisa, Princess Ruth Komuntale, kingdom officials, elders and members of the Tooro community, Professor Patrick Businge ...

The applause has ended. The photographs have been taken. The trophy has come home with you. Now what? An award should not merely decorate your past; it should activate your future. In this practical book, Professor Patrick Businge guides recipients from recognition to responsibility, creation, influence and legacy. Discover how to define your greatness, understand your Human Equity, move beyond former titles, find your voice and use recognition.This is not a book about self-importa...

The Grammar of Formation explores the hidden architecture through which human character is shaped. Just as language requires grammar to produce meaning, human life requires formation to produce greatness.Before leadership emerges, before influence expands, before legacy is written, the human person must be formed. In this profound philosophical work, Professor Patrick Businge presents formation as a structured process governed by principles similar to the grammar o...

What happens when a people are not erased — but turned? ROYENTATION: Returning Identity in a Kingdom Without Borders introduces a new civilisational concept for the modern era: the re-orientation of identity toward inherited dignity, ancestral responsibility, and sovereign consciousness.In this powerful and philosophically rich work, HRM King Clyde Rivers and HRG Duke Patrick Businge argue that the crisis of identity facing the royal diaspora is not a crisis of wor...

WITHIN: An Ontology of Being – Discovering Eternal GreatnessWITHIN is not a book about ambition, productivity, or becoming more. It is a book about being. Written in a calm, reflective voice, WITHIN explores the interior ground from which all meaning, purpose, and greatness arise. Through themes such as attentiveness, presence, silence, identity, worth, belonging, and eternity, the book invites readers to slow down and recognise what is al...

Africa is not a place. It is a consciousness.What if Africa was never meant to be understood as geography alone but as the origin of identity, the source of culture, and the foundation of human consciousness? In Africulture: Living Africa Everywhere, HRG Duke Patrick Businge and HRM King Clyde Rivers present a groundbreaking framework that redefines Africa beyond borders and repositions it as a living, global force.

Origination: How the Royal Diaspora Monarchy Is Returning Identity to 350 Million Diasporans is not merely a book about monarchy. It is a civilisational thesis.At its core lies a profound question: What happens to identity when a people are scattered across continents, generations, and histories — yet remain bound by origin? Across the globe, more than 350 million people of African descent live outside the geographical boundaries of the continent. Many carry fragme...

We live in a world characterised by poverty, plagued by the shortage of hope, and marred with average performance. In the midst of this world, the City of Refuge has not remained a spectator. Under the leadership of Dr Ira Roach III, it has embarked on the mission of preaching the Word of God and living the Gospel values. In this book, I bring you stories from people whose lives have been transformed by The City of Refuge. At the heart of these stories are men and women who continue to liv...

What if a place could carry more than structure… what if it could carry God's presence?Rising from the hills of western Uganda, Butiiti is more than a church. It is a story of faith carried across generations, of a people who built not only with hands but with conviction, and of a presence that continues beyond what can be seen.Butiiti: A Dwelling Place of God in Africa invites you into a journey that begins long before the foundation was laid and ...

I often say, "You have something special. You have greatness within you!" When I met Antonio T. Smith, Jr. I knew I met someone with an extraordinary gift. What amazed me is Antonio's drive. Based on his circumstances, his violent beginnings, and unsettling childhood, Antonio had every reason to remain Stuck, but somehow, in spite of his circumstances, Antonio is a man on a mission, who is Hungry for success.As a business advisor to Les Brown Unlimited, his work and impact is clear. His bu...